Regardless of age, race, or status in life, members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America welcome you
to join this community of faith. If you’re unfamiliar with our church, some of what you learn may surprise you. The ELCA is an engaged,
active body of people who put faith in God into action -- in millions of ways, all over the world.
The Lutheran magazine belongs to the people of the ELCA in all our diversity. The magazine:
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awareness of Christ's presence in our lives and the world.
• Shares stories of God's people living their faith.
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us with the global Christian community.
• Provides an open forum for discussion.
• Challenges us to bring God's grace and
care to all.
Despite the beliefs of many people, poverty does exist on the West Mesa and throughout the rural areas
of New Mexico. Storehouse West was created to help alleviate that poverty in Sandoval County.
The Rocky Mountain Synod is one of 65 synods in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
This geographic area includes 175 congregations within the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and El Paso, Texas. It is
the largest synod, geographically, in the lower 48. The synod is further divided into ten conferences. Community of Joy belongs to
the North New Mexico Conference.
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp is an outreach ministry of the Rocky Mountain Synod, Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America.
Rainbow Trail is a year round ministry that offers an extensive summer camping program that includes on-site programs for all ages as well as an outdoor adventure program for Junior High and Senior High youth, and a mission oriented program called Bridging Borders designed for Senior High youth.
In addition, Rainbow Trail offers retreating opportunities for the other nine months of the year including sponsored confirmation retreats, men’s retreats, women's retreats, church worker training events, and family weekends amongst other retreat opportunities.
Rainbow Trail is a year round ministry that offers an extensive summer camping program that includes on-site programs for all ages as well as an outdoor adventure program for Junior High and Senior High youth, and a mission oriented program called Bridging Borders designed for Senior High youth.
In addition, Rainbow Trail offers retreating opportunities for the other nine months of the year including sponsored confirmation retreats, men’s retreats, women's retreats, church worker training events, and family weekends amongst other retreat opportunities.
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nearly 2.6 million members strong. We're a Fortune 500 financial services organization with the strength of more than $61 billion
in assets under management.